In
1951, six people filed the necessary paperwork for the establishment
of a memorial park . The park opened it's gates in 1951 and the
first burials took place in 1952. It was the first memorial park
in Alaska. On September 25, 1953 A.S Haines, Rose B. Haines, A.U.
Hassman, Dave Franke, Gordon Green and Marilyn Haines met to create
Evergreen Memorial Park Association. On that same day, they had
the first Board of Trustees Meeting. Rose B. Haines was appointed
Chairwoman and A. S. Haines was appointed Secretary of the meeting.

The
Haines property was purchased by the new Association for $44,000.00
on Sept. 25, 1953 and several more properties were acquired over
the next few years to make up the 37 acres of rolling hills that
belong to Angelus Memorial Park, Inc. today. The first annual meeting
was held in the office of the association on Oct. 1, 1955 at 3 P.M.
The Association became a non-profit corporation on Sept. 14, 1955.
The Park incorporated December 4, 1961 and the park's name was changed
to Angelus Memorial Park on Feb. 11, 1964. It is noteworthy that
Angelus Memorial Park, Inc. was Alaska's first cemetery to establish
a perpetual care fund for the endowment of the corporation. The
park is governed by a voluntary Board of Trustees elected by the
property owners at their annual meeting.